§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he is aware that in the Newark constituency Messrs. Ransome Hoffman and Pollard, ball-bearing manufacturers, have sacked over 300 employees, that Messrs. Worthington Simpson have several hundred employees on short time and that Messrs. W. and J. B. Eastwood's poultry packing station has sacked 60 workers; and what action he proposes to ensure full employment in the area following the representations of the hon. Member for Newark.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI am well aware that the loss of these jobs and the short-term working are serious matters for Newark. The Government have taken an unprecedented series of measures to expand the economy, and, as these take effect, I would expect Newark to share in the greater employment that should follow.